The Current: Crime, punishment and getting away with murder

This book kills

Ravena Guron

Heybuckle school is a painfully elite institution for the seriously wealthy, and scholarship girl Jess knows that her behaviour has to be beyond reproach if she is to keep her place. When a boy is killed and it looks as if the killer took inspiration from one of Jess’ short stories, she knows that she has to track them down if she wants to remain in the school.

Is the murder something to do with the Regia Club, a top secret society that allegedly runs the school? Jess needs to find out, but first she needs some allies, which is difficult when she is surrounded by entitled teenagers who barely acknowledge her existence.

​Someone is watching you​

Tess James-Mackey​

Taking place over the course of a single day, this tension-filled thriller keeps you gripped until the final pulse-pounding pages. Nia, desperate to be accepted by her new boyfriend’s cool mates, decides to explore an abandoned prison all alone as part of a series of ever-escalating dares. Unbeknownst to her, her little sister has secretly followed after her and now they are both being watched...

The twists and turns are around every corner as Nia delves deeper into the nightmarish building and is forced to confront some uncomfortable truths about what lurks in the darkest of places, and the darkest of people.

Thieves’ Gambit

Kayvion Lewis

Rosalyn Quest has just one more job to complete before she escapes from the dangerous and glamourous world of international thievery and gets to spend the summer being a regular teenager. However, these high-stake heists are a family affair and, when Ross’ mother is captured by rival criminals and held for ransom, she has no choice but to enter the Thieves Gambit.

This exclusive and secretive contest pits twelve young thieves against each other in a series of deadly challenges designed to test their felonious credentials while providing entertainment for the shadowy Organisation. With old rivalries resurfacing as family grudges are brought to light, Ross must do everything she can to win, without losing herself in the process. 

Every word a lie

Sue Wallman

Amy and her friends love a prank. They are just harmless fun, right? So Amy has no qualms about setting her best friend Hollie up with a catfishing prank involving Hollie’s crush. But to her horror the prank goes disastrously wrong and Hollie is murdered. With everyone blaming Amy for the death she finds herself ostracised at school and dumped by her boyfriend. Her only chance at redemption is to track down the killer herself before they strike again, but now someone is stalking her. Is Amy going to be the next victim?

Murder on a school night

Kate Weston

When Kerry goes looking for somewhere to have her first proper snog she stumbles across one of the most popular girls at school lying dead, with a menstrual cup stuffed in her mouth. The police think it’s an accident but Kerry’s joyously foul-mouthed and slightly demented best friend Annie is convinced that there has been a murder and enlists Kerry to help track down the killer. The clues soon start piling up but Kerry would rather spend some time getting to know her gorgeous new boyfriend to be honest. Then another body is found, and it is beginning to look as if the two teenage sleuths may be the killer’s next target.

Sometimes outrageous and often very funny, this is a feminist whodunnit for fans of ‘Sex Education’ and Louise Rennison.